Luxembourg

News about Luxembourg, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 16, 2015

Luxembourg Prime Min Xavier Bettel marries Belgian architect Gauthier Destenay, first same-sex marriage of European Union leader; marriage points to changing attitude in the predominantly Catholic duchy, and happens less than year after Luxembourg legalized such marriages. MORE

Jan. 24, 2015

Many French movies are relying on foreign financing and larger tax breaks from other European countries like Belgium and Luxembourg; broadcasters beset by low revenue are investing in big-budget films, hurting smaller productions; twenty-two percent of filming for French movies was done outside country in first nine months of 2014. MORE

Jan. 17, 2015

European Commission finds that tax deal between Amazon and Luxembourg may have broken European Union competition rules, allowing company to underpay its taxes for a decade or more; statement comes amid wider investigation into tax and competition violations by a number of multinationals; finding could result in tax clawback in the tens of millions of dollars. MORE

Nov. 13, 2014

Jean-Claude Juncker, now president of European Commission, takes responsibility for the way Luxembourg was run during his leadership from 1989 to 2013; says there was nothing to suggest he had ambitions to organize tax evasion in Europe. MORE

Nov. 7, 2014

Newly minted European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker is facing rising furor over revelation that Luxembourg was transformed into one of the world's premier low-tax hubs during his tenure as prime minister. MORE

Jun. 29, 2014

Chris Pavone travel article on his family's temporary move to Luxembourg. MORE

Mar. 10, 2014

National tech-oriented incubator Technoport is taking shape in former industrial area near Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; anyone with business idea can apply to have it evaluated; if idea is deemed viable, company will offer access to its sleek collaborative spaces and guidance in setting up business plan. MORE

Jul. 11, 2013

Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg, longest serving leader in European Union, bows to outrage over revelations of a litany of abuses by his tiny country’s wayward intelligence service and declares that he will step down as prime minister. MORE

Oct. 19, 2012

United Nations General Assembly elects Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda and South Korea to two-year terms as nonpermanent members of 15-seat Security Council, most powerful body of the 193-member organization. MORE

Sep. 23, 2012

Bruce Weber travel article on his bicycle trip across Luxembourg. MORE

Jul. 21, 2011

Tiny nation of Luxembourg has produced a few world-class athletes, including Olympic medalists, but its greatest sports hero may be Nicolas Frantz, who won consecutive Tour de France titles in 1927-28. MORE

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The European Commission’s new president, Jean-Claude Juncker, comfortably survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday that was prompted by news that Luxembourg had lured multinational businesses with super-low tax rates during his period as its prime...